There are multiple schemas which contains {} causing validation to fail. https://github.com/singer-io/getting-started/blob/master/docs/BEST_PRACTICES.md#schemas For examples, [orders.json](https://github.com/singer-io/tap-shopify/blob/master/tap_shopify/schemas/orders.json#L9-L14) and [definitions.json](https://github.com/singer-io/tap-shopify/blob/master/tap_shopify/schemas/definitions.json#L572)